Contact: Matt Cleary, Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
(317) 908-2975-Mobile

Munroe Falls, OH – Amy Ruman will look to kick the 10-race Trans Am championship off with a big result this weekend as the series opens the 2012 season with a race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP) as part of the Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend presented by Castrol Edge. The track, which most race fans have known for decades as Mosport, sits some 60 miles north of Toronto and boasts some of the most breathtaking corners on the continent.

One of only three tracks in the world to have hosted a Formula 1, IndyCar, and Can-Am race, CTMP has gone through management and ownership changes through the decades. And with each change has come improvement, from paving the paddock to widening the track. But the core nature of the nearly 2.5-mile circuit has stayed the same. This weekend will see Trans Am race as part of a large card as NASCAR’s Canadian Tire Series, Canadian Touring Car, Porsche GT3 Cup, and F1000 series will all be sharing the track during the busy weekend.

The race weekend is one that has long been a part of the Canadian motorsports scene, and with the facility boasting a new name and an enthusiastic new ownership group to steward the track into the future, the event also reflects the new management and direction for Trans Am.

“It’s exciting for us to be starting the year at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park,” said Ruman, who netted a podium finish in her last Trans Am visit to the 2.45-mile track with a run to third place in 2011 after qualifying sixth. “Every year you have a new optimism for the season. With us having this new Corvette and the series under new management, there is a lot to look forward to in 2012.”

For Ruman, the weekend is one that she hopes to start a season-long campaign in the championship as she is set to debut the new No. 23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette.

“I’m happy that the schedule gives us a decent amount of track time this weekend, because we will be looking to learn as much as we can with this new car,” said Ruman. “We’ve got some laps under our belt with the Corvette, but it is still very early for us. Hopefully we can learn a lot and come out of the weekend with some points and some good ideas about the car.”

The event will open with promoter test sessions on Friday, a Saturday morning practice session at 10:05 AM, followed by qualifying at 5:00 PM. Drivers will have a warm-up practice session Sunday morning at 10:00 AM ahead of the 41-lap, 100 mile race slated to start on Sunday at 4:15 PM ET.

Sponsors: McNichols Co., headquartered in Tampa, FL, is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website, www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor. Cenweld Corp., a well-established manufacturer and distributor of truck bodies and equipment throughout Ohio, is also long-time Ruman Racing sponsor.

For quick news and updates during race weekends, please follow Ruman Racing and the Trans-Am Series on Twitter @rumanracing and @gotransam. Be sure to “Like” our official pages on Facebook: Ruman Racing, Amy Ruman (Official Fan Page), McNichols Company, and Go Trans Am.

Broadcast information: www.goracingtv.com
Race Info/Scoring/Results: www.gotransam.com
Live Timing/Twitter Feed: www.gotransam.com/live-timing-and-scoring/

Looking ahead:
Round 2: Lime Rock Park May 25-26
Round 3: Mid-Ohio June 8-10

Ruman Racing, Inc., is based in Munroe Falls, Ohio.

Contact:
Matt Cleary, Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
(317) 908-2975 - Mobile

Munroe Falls, OH – After a record-setting 2011 Trans Am season, racer Amy Ruman is looking forward to an even stronger 2012. Ruman, who closed the 2011 season with a breakthrough run to victory in the final Trans Am race of the year, became the first woman to win a Trans Am race in the series’ long history.

With three podium finishes during the season, Ruman finished third in last year’s championship and has good reason for her optimistic outlook on the 2012 season. 2012 marks Ruman’s sixth year in the category and her new No. 23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld sponsored C6 Corvette will give her the best shot at a championship campaign yet as she follows in her father’s footsteps in Trans Am. The Corvette has some racing history behind it, but is new to the Ruman Racing group and marks a large step forward in performance.

“I know there will be a bit of a learning curve with this new car, but the potential with our new Corvette is just outstanding,” said Ruman, who picked up the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association “Rising Star” Award during the off-season. “Trans Am will be even more competitive this year and I’m very excited to get the season started at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, formally Mosport International Raceway. Of course, we are all going to have to get used to the new name, but it is very exciting what is going on at such a legendary track and it is great to see it in good hands with a bright future.”

The 2012 championship features a ten-race, eight venue schedule and Ruman will look to get some early-season momentum with a podium performance when the season kicks off on May 20 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, as part of the annual Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Trans Am will travel to various prestigious circuits around the country including Ruman’s home track of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 10.

“I have absolutely been counting down the days for the Trans Am season to get started,” offered Ruman of the 2012 championship. “Winning my first Trans Am race at Road Atlanta to finish the year last season was a thrill, and now we’ve got a new car for the 2012 season. I am also pleased to announce that McNichols Company has returned as our primary sponsor for another season of racing!”

Coverage of the events can be viewed at www.goracingtv.com with the organization recently announcing its new GoRacingTV app to Apple iTunes and Google Play, the online storefronts for iPhone and Android Apps products and services. The GoRacingTV app is a free feature-rich web application that allows users to keep up to date with all the news and video content from the Trans Am Series while on the go. The independent cable network channel MAVTV will also air the half-hour Trans Am Series weekend recap shows produced GoRacingTV.com the week following each Trans Am event.

Sponsors: McNichols Co., headquartered in Tampa, FL, is the largest U.S. distributor of “Hole” products with service centers across North America. McNichols’ product selection is the most diverse in the industry. McNichols stocks perforated products, both metal and plastic. A toll free number 800-237-3820 connects you to the McNichols Co. distributor in your area and the company’s extensive website, www.mcnichols.com, has online customer service and online ordering. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is a Ruman Racing sponsor as well as the Series sponsor for Pro Spec Racer. Cenweld Corp., a well-established manufacturer and distributor of truck bodies and equipment throughout Ohio, is also long-time Ruman Racing sponsor.

For quick news and updates during race weekends, please follow Ruman Racing and the Trans-Am Series on Twitter @rumanracing and @gotransam. Be sure to “Like” our official pages on Facebook: Ruman Racing, Amy Ruman (Official Fan Page), McNichols Company, and Go Trans Am.

UPCOMING RACES:
May 17-20 – Trans Am Round 1 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bomanville, Ont. Canada

By: Trans Am Series Staff

April 17, 2012, Miami, FL - Continuing its aggressive push to bring fans their favorite series’ action, the Trans Am Series announced an agreement between GoRacingTV.com Inc. and MAVTV which will bring Trans Am coverage to cable and satellite TV.

“I’m delighted that MAVTV has agreed to partner with GoRacingTV.com,” said Errol Tucker, Sr., Executive Producer for GoRacingTV.com. “We had been working on this for quite some time, and I am delighted that it has become a reality.”

“GoRacingTV.com is putting forth a serious effort to tell the story of the 2012 Trans Am season from every imaginable angle, and to broaden our viewership with the addition of MAVTV is a win-win scenario,” added Tucker. “This means fans will be able to enjoy the same video on-demand Trans Am content produced by GoRacingTV.com on their big screen television as well.”

“MAVTV is very pleased to be partnered with GoRacingTV and the Trans Am Series,” said Jason Patison, MAVTV Programming Director. “Both organizations have great reputations and we look forward to exciting racing action combined with high quality video production.”

MAVTV will air the half-hour Trans Am Series weekend recap shows produced and directed by GoRacingTV.com the week following each Trans Am event. The first of three airings will be Sundays at 5:00 pm EDT (2:00 pm PDT). The first encore airing follows on Thursdays at 9:00 pm EDT (6:00 pm PDT), followed by a second encore airing on Fridays at 12:00 am EDT (Thursday, 9:00 pm PDT).

MAVTV, Lucas Oil’s flagship independent cable network, features entertainment and sports programming targeted to men and their families living an active American lifestyle. MAVTV programming is centered on three defining genres – movies, action and variety. MAVTV maintains its own high definition production facilities, producing hundreds of hours of original content each year.

“This is a great opportunity for the Trans Am Series”, says John Clagett, President, Trans Am Race Company. “The additional coverage brings more exposure and delivers more impressions, which further enhances the series’ efforts to attract new advertising and sponsor partners, particularly for companies still married to conventional video delivery methods.”

About Trans Am:

The SCCA Trans Am Series dates back to its first season in 1966. Throughout the years, some of the greatest names in motorsports have participated in the Trans Am Series. Backdating the Drivers’ Championship to the inaugural season, 30 different drivers took titles, with multiple Championships being won by Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall, Mark Donohue, Scott Pruett, Wally Dallenbach Jr., George Follmer, Peter Gregg, Horst Kwech, Scott Sharp and Bob Tullius.

The iconic Trans Am Series - America’s Road Racing Series - is operated by the Trans Am Race Company, LLC. Through a five-year agreement, the Trans Am Race Company manages the marketing rights to the series and is responsible for Trans Am Series public relations and promotions. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides event operations services to the series.

About MAVTV:

MAVTV is Lucas Oil’s flagship independent cable network featuring entertainment and sports programming in three defining genres: Movies, Action and Variety targeting men and their families living an active American lifestyle. MAVTV maintains its own high definition production facility, which produces hundreds of hours of original content each year. MAVTV is a 24/7, high-definition entertainment extravaganza, featuring everything from blockbuster films, high octane motorsports, MMA fighting, gaming, gut busting comedy, original reality shows and scripted dramas. Unlike other networks that serve up much of the same old content you’ve been watching for years, MAVTV brings you plenty of never-before-seen high definition exclusives. It’s fresh, original content finely tuned for the modern American household. MAVTV has a lineup with something for everyone.

About GoRacingTV.com Inc.:

GoRacingTV.com is the premier web-video channel for the club racing/grassroots racing community. GoRacingTV.com began airing episodes of its instructional video shows, the “Club Racer” and “Auto Crosser” web-based video shows in February of 2009, but has quickly become the site where club racers can obtain updated information and news related to the amateur racing community. Presently, GoRacingTV.com produces several video programs for the grassroots racing community.

GoRacingTV.com also provides a daily updated news article section on the front page of its site, for those fans who either cannot or do not want to view video for their news. These articles cover news from the entire top Amateur and Pro Racing series in the US. For the past two years GoRacingTV.com has provided video coverage of the SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints, airing all 9 racing groups from the event.

GoRacingTV.com has also covered the past two years of the SCCA Championship Runoffs and the NASA Championships, producing a daily evening news show from the event informing fans of breaking news in a format similar to a standard network evening news show. Most recently GoRacingTV.com teamed up with Mazda and Cooper Tires to stream a Live Show from the 2011 Performance Industry Racing Show in Orland FL. GoRacingTV.com has partnered with some of the top Sports Car series in the U.S. and Canada to host their racing video archives. Racing fans around the world can now come to the GoRacingTV.com web site to see racing from their favorite series, SCCA Pro Racing Trans AM and Spec Racer Ford Series, Mazda Playboy MX5 Cup, Dodge Viper Cup, Star Mazda and Canadian Touring Car to name a few. This is just a handful of some of the video coverage available on GoRacingTV.com.

By: Trans Am Series Staff

April 12, 2012, Miami, FL - In conjunction with GoRacingTV.com, The Trans Am Race Company LLC. is pleased to announce GoPro (cameras) and Traqmate (data acquisition) as official partners of the Trans Am Series and GoRacingTV. The two companies will add a new perspective to the broadcast coverage never before seen in the Trans Am Series.

“As enthusiastic as we are with the package GoRacingTV.com is providing,” said Trans Am Race Company President, John Clagett, “today’s announcement is the icing on the cake. With GoPro and Traqmate, we are providing our fans with enhanced coverage and in-depth information. Fans will see the race just as the Trans Am drivers see it – from on board, and those images are going to be HD quality, thanks to the Go Pro camera. The Traqmate system will provide extremely valuable data streaming from each race car. The fact that the Go Pro and Traqmate units integrate into one comprehensive package is simply put, the best of both worlds.”

In March, Trans Am announced it would partner with GoRacingTV.com to provide a unique form of video coverage for the 2012 season, affording Trans Am fans coverage of their favorite race series worldwide.

GoRacingTV.com will produce a half-hour highlights show that covers both the on track and off-track action, and it’s in these shows were the Go Pro cameras and Traqmate data systems will be relied on to tell the inside story. GoRacingTV.com will provide expanded coverage with the short video vignettes, which will be distributed via the Internet and through the new GoRacingTV.com mobile App throughout the weekend.

The coverage will now include multi in-car coverage and telemetry feed back from the cars on track. Combining these elements will let fans keep up with their favorite series and drivers throughout the season.

“GoPro and Traqmate have been marketing partners of GoRacingTV for several years” said Errol Tucker, we look forward to once again working with them on the Trans Am project.”

As the world’s leading activity image capture company, GoPro produces arguably the most versatile cameras in the world. The famous HD HERO® line of wearable and gear-mountable cameras will be used to deliver fabulous in-car views to Trans Am fans through out the weekend.

The Traqmate is a vehicle data acquisition device that uses a high-speed GPS receiver and high-resolution accelerometers to track and record the speed of a vehicle, its absolute location, and forces acting on the vehicle. Coupled with the GoPro view of the action, fans can see the same data the driver and his crew sees.

“We are very pleased to be working with Trans Am,” said Glenn Stephens, president of Traqmate. “ It’s a racing series with a storied history. And we feel GoRacingTV is the future of motorsports broadcasting.”

About Trans Am:

The SCCA Trans Am Series dates back to its first season in 1966. Throughout the years, some of the greatest names in motorsports have participated in the Trans Am Series. Backdating the Drivers’ Championship to the inaugural season, 30 different drivers took titles, with multiple Championships being won by Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall, Mark Donohue, Scott Pruett, Wally Dallenbach Jr., George Follmer, Peter Gregg, Horst Kwech, Scott Sharp and Bob Tullius.

The iconic Trans Am Series - America’s Road Racing Series - is operated by the Trans Am Race Company, LLC. Through a five-year agreement, the Trans Am Race Company manages the marketing rights to the series and is responsible for Trans Am Series public relations and promotions. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides event operations services to the series.

About GoPro

Based in Half Moon Bay, California, GoPro makes the world’s most versatile cameras, enabling people to capture and share their lives’ most exciting moments in professional quality HD video and photos. GoPro’s HD HERO line of wearable and gear mountable cameras are used collectively by more consumers, professional athletes, and video production professionals than any other camera in the world. GoPro’s products are sold in over 140 countries via specialty sports retailers, Sport Chalet, Best Buy and at gopro.com.

About Traqmate

Track Systems Technologies, LLC was formed in 2003 to develop high quality electronic products for automotive enthusiasts. Traqmate is the first Track Systems product in a line of affordable and innovative electronics products for all forms of motorsport. Since May, 2005, Traqmate is available directly from Track Systems and through selected dealers worldwide. Product is available in the Traqmate online store.

About GoRacingTV.com Inc.

GoRacingTV.com is the premier web-video channel for the club racing/grassroots racing community. GoRacingTV.com began airing episodes of its instructional video shows, the “Club Racer” and “Auto Crosser” web-based video shows in February of 2009, but has quickly become the site where club racers can obtain updated information and news related to the amateur racing community. Presently, GoRacingTV.com produces several video programs for the grassroots racing community. GoRacingTV.com also provides a daily updated news article section on the front page of its site, for those fans who either cannot or do not want to view video for their news. These articles cover news from the entire top Amateur and Pro Racing series in the US. For the past two years GoRacingTV.com has provided video coverage of the SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints, airing all 9 racing groups from the event. GoRacingTV.com has also covered the past two years of the SCCA Championship Runoffs and the NASA Championships, producing a daily evening news show from the event informing fans of breaking news in a format similar to a standard network evening news show. Most recently GoRacingTV.com teamed up with Mazda and Cooper Tires to stream a Live Show from the 2011 Performance Industry Racing Show in Orland FL. GoRacingTV.com has partnered with some of the top Sports Car series in the U.S. and Canada to host their racing video archives. Racing fans around the world can now come to the GoRacingTV.com web site to see racing from their favorite series, SCCA Pro Racing Trans AM and Spec Racer Ford Series, Mazda Playboy MX5 Cup, Dodge Viper Cup, Star Mazda and Canadian Touring Car to name a few. This is just a handful of some of the video coverage available on GoRacingTV.com.

Watch video here on You Tube

By: Trans Am Series Staff

MIAMI, FL - March 12, 2012Trans Am Race Company announced today it will partner with www.GoRacingTV.com to provide a unique form of video coverage for the 2012 season. The partnership will afford Trans Am fans coverage of their favorite race series worldwide.

“We’re extremely enthusiastic with the package GoRacingTV.com has presented,” said Trans Am Race Company President, John Clagett. “Using the latest online and video technologies, we feel we can provide our fans with exciting news coverage and behind the scenes information. In addition, through GoRacingTV.com’s mobile App, fans can have their Trans Am fix where ever and whenever they want.”

“Trans Am has a rich history in American motorsports, dating back to the 1960’s and we are proud to be able to bring it through video to a whole new generation of fans,” said Errol Tucker Executive Producer of GoRacingTV.com. “To achieve this goal, we feel we have developed a video delivery strategy that is perfect for today’s fast paced market.”

GoRacingTV.com will provide a multi-Emmy Award winning production team to produce Trans Am coverage. The coverage will be twofold:

During each race weekend GoRacingTV.com will deliver “ENG” or electronic news-gathering style video vignettes to fans via the Internet and through the new GoRacingTV.com mobile App. Fans will be able to keep up with their favorite series and drivers throughout the weekend with quick 2 to 3 minute video updates.
At the end of each weekend there will be a “Trans Am this week” Video show summarizing the weekend’s full events. Each summary show will be complete with highlights of the weekend racing action and interviews with the drivers and Trans Am officials to give a true behind the scenes access and total access coverage approach. There will also be video racing action through trackside and on-board video cameras mounted on the front and back of 90% of the racing field.
Race weekend video vignettes and summary shows can be seen on www.GoRacingTV.com, www.GoTransAm.com’s Vimeo channel, www.vimeo.com/gotransam, www.YouTube.com and through GoRacingTV.com’s mobile App (available mid April).

All shows will be hosted by veteran Trans Am announcer Alfredo Nin.

Each Summary show will be produced in English and Spanish. Spanish speaking shows will have TV distribution in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and Latin America. TV distribution for the US is still in negotiations.

Video coverage will be backed up and promoted via social media support (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc.) and traditional online initiatives further communicating and promoting the success of the program as the Trans Am season unfolds.

Trans Am will kick-off the 2012 Championship run May 20, 2012 at Canadian Tire Mosport Park joining the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for the Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend. Previous Trans Am Mosport winners include Scott Pruett with four wins, Scott Sharp with three and many other Series legends; Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall, Bob Tulius, Elliot Forbes Robinson, Mark Donohue, Dorsey Schroeder and Canadian native (and track owner) Ron Fellows, just to name a few.

About Trans Am:

The SCCA Trans Am Series dates back to its first season in 1966. Throughout the years, some of the greatest names in motorsports have participated in the Trans Am Series. Backdating the Drivers’ Championship to the inaugural season, 30 different drivers took titles, with multiple Championships being won by Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall, Mark Donohue, Scott Pruett, Wally Dallenbach Jr., George Follmer, Peter Gregg, Horst Kwech, Scott Sharp and Bob Tullius.

The iconic Trans Am Series - America’s Road Racing Series - is operated by the Trans Am Race Company, LLC. Through a five-year agreement, the Trans Am Race Company manages the marketing rights to the series and is responsible for Trans Am Series public relations and promotions. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides event operations services to the series.

About GoRacingTV.com Inc.

GoRacingTV.com is the premier web-video channel for the club racing/grassroots racing community. GoRacingTV.com began airing episodes of its instructional video shows, the “Club Racer” and “Auto Crosser” web-based video shows in February of 2009, but has quickly become the site where club racers can obtain updated information and news related to the amateur racing community. Presently, GoRacingTV.com produces several video programs for the grassroots racing community. GoRacingTV.com also provides a daily updated news article section on the front page of its site, for those fans who either cannot or do not want to view video for their news. These articles cover news from the entire top Amateur and Pro Racing series in the US. For the past two years GoRacingTV.com has provided video coverage of the SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints, airing all 9 racing groups from the event. GoRacingTV.com has also covered the past two years of the SCCA Championship Runoffs and the NASA Championships, producing a daily evening news show from the event informing fans of breaking news in a format similar to a standard network evening news show. Most recently GoRacingTV.com teamed up with Mazda and Cooper Tires to stream a Live Show from the 2011 Performance Industry Racing Show in Orland FL. GoRacingTV.com has partnered with some of the top Sports Car series in the U.S. and Canada to host their racing video archives. Racing fans around the world can now come to the GoRacingTV.com web site to see racing from their favorite series, SCCA Pro Racing Trans AM and Spec Racer Ford Series, Mazda Playboy MX5 Cup, Dodge Viper Cup, Star Mazda and Canadian Touring Car to name a few. This is just a handful of some of the video coverage available on GoRacingTV.com.

Article By: Rod Short, Photography by Courtesy Of Grand-Am, Rod Short

Circle track and drag racing tend to dominate today’s motorsports news, but there is another form of competition in which today’s Chevys are finding success—sports car racing. In 2011, both the Grand-Am and SCCA Pro Trans-Am series provided a venue that pitted Camaros against some of the world’s best known (and most expensive) nameplates.

Entering its 13th season in 2012, Grand-Am road racing can be seen on TV on historic road courses throughout North America. With its exotic Daytona prototypes and production-based GT-series cars running together, the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 is the top of the food chain in this series. Grand-Am’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) also races two different classes simultaneously with the Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) divisions. Running within both the Grand Touring and Grand Sport classes, fans were thrilled to see Camaros run—and win—against BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, Subaru, Mazda, Dodge, and Ford.

The Rolex GT class features the fastest stock-appearing cars. Autohaus Motorsports came up
Chevrolet won the Rolex Grand Touring Engine Manufacturer’s standings in ‘11, but missed the overall season championship by just two points, as Bill Lester and Jordon Taylor co-drove the #88 Autohaus Motorsports Camaro to one win and three podium finishes. On the Continental Tire Grand Sport side, Stevenson Motorsports broke through to win two events, with John Edwards and Matt Bell driving while finishing Seventh overall. Mitchum Motorsports also placed in the top 10 in season championship points.

On the SCCA side, Chevrolet has had a distinguished history since 1966, particularly in the renowned Trans-Am series. Tony Ave of Maiden, North Carolina, won his second consecutive season title in Trans-Am at Road Atlanta’s season finale in the #4 Lamers Racing/Beebe Racing/Optech/PME Corvette. At the same event, Amy Ruman became the first woman to win in Trans-Am’s 45-year history while driving a Corvette. In the new Trans-Am TA2 class, Camaros dominated the series as Greg Rodgers won the season opener at Sebring in a 2011 Camaro. Despite breaking early on in the final race, Bob Stretch of Arlington, Texas, still won the season championship by nearly 200 points in his #98 Fix Rim Mobile Wheel Repair Camaro.

By: Trans Am Series Staff

MIAMI FL Feb. 13, 2012 –Amy Ruman returns for her sixth season of Trans Am Championship racing in 2012, and she’ll be doing it in style – in a much newer Chevrolet C6 Corvette bought at the conclusion of last season.
Ruman closed the deal on the new car just hours before winning her first ever Trans Am race – in last year’s season finale at Road Atlanta.

“My mission that weekend was to get a Trans Am win in the original 23 car before we retired it! Lucky for me, it happened,” said Ruman.

Ruman’s new mount was built by Rocketsports in 2006, and was purchased by Ruman Racing from fellow Trans Am competitor Doug Harrington.

The old mount, a C5 Corvette, had been a Trans Am regular since 1995. It was originally bodied as a Camaro, with Bob Ruman contesting 95 Trans Am races in it from 1996 through 2004. Following Bob’s retirement, Amy took the driver’s seat in 2005 and she’s added 22 Trans Am races and numerous GT-1 SCCA National club races to the car’s log.

Amy has enjoyed success – 19 top 10 finishes, 14 top five finishes, seven podium finishes, and one victory – but she’s more than looking forward to contesting the 2012 Trans Am Series in her new Corvette.

“I’m really excited to run a newer updated car in 2012,” added Ruman. “We ran very competitively for many years. I am hopeful this new car will give me the boost I need to win more races and have a better shot at winning the championship.”

The new Corvette will offer a much improved braking system with better cooling as well as the latest suspension geometry. It will also provide improved engine cooling and it is expected to be much more reliable.

“After we picked up the car, we took it out for a quick test at a local track,” said Ruman. “The test went well, I got comfortable in it and it also gave us a good idea of what changes we wanted to make to the setup. My crew has put in a lot of time “Rumanizing” the new car in the off season. We plan to do some more off season private testing and maybe a GT-1 National race before the Trans Am season gets underway.”

The new #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette will sport Ruman Racing’s signature red and black trim. Ruman is plans to run the full Trans Am schedule this year. For news and updates on Ruman’s 2012 Trans Am season, follow her on Twitter @rumanracing and on Facebook pages: Ruman Racing and Amy Ruman (Official Fan Page).

By: Trans Am Series Staff

MIAMI - Feb 1, 2012 The Trans Am Race Company LLC., today officially unveils critical elements of the Series’ new corporate identity and brand initiatives. A new Series logo, web site and brand identity serve as the centerpiece, underlined with the Series thematic - ‘America’s Road Racing Series.’

“This day has been a long time coming,” said company President, John Clagett. “When we announced the formation of The Trans Am Race Company LLC, at Road Atlanta last fall, first and foremost in our minds was to restore the brand of Trans Am. The series has a long and rich racing history. It bridges generations of race fans and has served as a path to greatness for many of the sport’s iconic drivers. The road to so many of the world’s greatest racing championships passed through the Trans Am Series. Our goal is to restore Trans Am’s future and preserve its legacy. We feel the Series has earned the right to the title of ‘America’s Road Racing Series.’”

As part of today’s unveiling, Trans Am launches their new website at http://www.gotransam.com. The site not only serves to promote the Trans Am brand, but also as a fan portal for current and past information about the series, and as a conduit for disseminating official Series communications and interaction with competitors.

While the branding cues are prominent, it is obvious Trans Am has grasped the future embracing all aspects of web based and social media online platoforms. Fans can subscribe to RSS news feeds (feed://www.gotransam.com/latest-news/rss.xml), Twitter alerts (http://www.twitter.com/gotransam) and join in on the Series’ Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/gotransam).

“Our primary goal,” added John Thawley, Trans Am Public Relations Manager and president of Creative Communications, Trans Am’s marketing and communications partner, “was to exploit the ‘push’ aspects of online communication. We want to broadcast our information and give fans and partners the means to share and deliver it. I think people will find the site to be attractive, fast loading, easy to navigate and most of all, timely with pertinent information.”

“We set about with a focus on mobile devices,” expressed Thawley. “Research indicates that more and more people are accessing information from mobile devices. Anyone with an iPhone, iPad or other mobile device will immediately notice how well the site fits and functions on that device. It’s built to be mobile… that is the future. In addition, with our integration of Social Media tools, fans can subscribe and get information delivered to their desktops or mobile devices.”

With the new logo and branding, Trans Am is demonstrating its commitment to its competitors, partners, venues and the future.

“This is our identity,” added Clagett. “We are taking this very seriously and are determined to let the racing community know Trans Am is back and we’re back with a vengeance. While we’re well aware of the challenge ahead, we’re committed to doing things right. Our history, our competitors and Trans Am fans deserve nothing less than our best.”

Trans Am will kick-off the 2012 Championship run May 20, 2012 at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada as part of the annual Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend. Trans Am first raced at Mosport in 1976. Ludwig Heimrath was the winner of that race driving a Porsche Carrera RSR. Scott Pruett holds the Trans Am record for the most wins at Mosport with four.

About Trans Am:

The SCCA Trans Am Series dates back to its first season in 1966. Throughout the years, some of the greatest names in motorsports have participated in the Trans Am Series. Backdating the Drivers’ Championship to the inaugural season, 30 different drivers took titles, with multiple Championships being won by Paul Gentilozzi, Tommy Kendall, Mark Donohue, Scott Pruett, Wally Dallenbach Jr., George Follmer, Peter Gregg, Horst Kwech, Scott Sharp and Bob Tullius.

The iconic Tras Am Series - America’s Road Racing Series - is operated by the Trans Am Race Company, LLC. Through a five-year agreement, the Trans Am Race Company manages the marketing rights to the series and is responsible for Trans Am Series public relations and promotions. SCCA Pro Racing sanctions Trans Am events and provides event operations services to the series.

2012 Trans Am Series Schedule

▪ May 20, Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

▪ May 26 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.

▪ June 10 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

▪ July 1, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, N.J.

▪ July 8, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

▪ August 19, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

▪ Sept. 2, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

▪ Nov. 4, Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga.

BURBANK, Calif. — The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Ass’n has announced its annual All-America Team Tuesday.

Unique in all of motorsports reporting, members of AARWBA each year elect a special team of drivers who represent the broad spectrum of professional motorsports. AARWBA members across the country vote on drivers by the specific category of racing which they participate in and two drivers from each of the disciplines are elected to the first team.

In the Open Wheel Division, Dario Franchitti and Will Power were the choices of the membership. Driving for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing, Fanchitti three-peated as IZOD Indy Car Series Champion this year, and Team Penske’s Will Power sat pole eleven times and won six races in the series on the way to his second place in 2011 points for the open wheelers.

For Road Racing there are two, two-person teams: Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas (Telemex BMW-Riley) and Chris Dyson/Guy Smith (Dyson Racing Lola-Mazda). Pruett and Rojas are the 2011 Grand-Am Champs (as they were in 2010, ’08. ’06, and 04). Dyson and Smith are the ALMS 2011 LMP1 driver champions. Pruett and Rojas have also teamed up to win the 24 Hours of Daytona this past year as well as in 2008, 2007, and 1997.

Bryan Clauson joins the All-America Team (Short Track Division) on the basis of his twin consecutive USAC National Drivers Championships and back-to-back Mopar National Midget crowns.

Clauson drives every style of open wheel short track machine that USAC sanctions and has a winning record in all of them. Kyle Larson also drives them all from Silver Crown to Midgets and did something that made everyone in the business stand up and take notice this year: he entered and swept all three USAC racing divisions at the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway.

There was simply no way to separate these two All-America Team members who make up the first team in the Stock Car category during the last few races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase.

In fact, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished the season with identical points totals, Stewart’s win record being the deciding factor in his winning a third NASCAR driver’s championship.

Del Worsham and Matt Hagan are the very worthy representatives of the Drag Racing Category. Popular veteran Worsham won his first NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel world championship, the former Funny Car driver got it right in his first year out of the floppers in the Al-Anabi Racing Dragster.

Hagan, on the other hand, drove his DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car to a hard-earned championship that saw him win it in the last few rounds of the season, a much-preferred alternative to 2010 when he lost the same title in the last day of the final event.

In the Touring Series voting, Austin Dillon got the nod for being a big winner in a very tough division this year, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Andrew Davis and Leh Keen teamed up to win the 2011 Rolex Grand Am Series/GT Class driving for A. Dano Davis (Brumos.

Josef Newgarden and Patrick Long both join this year’s team in the At Large category. Newgarden is the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights champion winning five races and grabbing three poles over the season. He was also named the Perkin Elmer Rookie of the Year in the same division.

Long won his first Pirelli World Challenge Driver’s Championship in fine style with four wins and four poles in the hotly-contested series. His championship is just that little bit more special because he had to miss one series race to test for the factory Porsche team at Le Mans.

Sports car specialist Amy Ruman will get AARWBA’s Rising Star award in Indy for her work behind the wheel of the McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Corvette. The first woman ever to win a Trans Am race, Ruman finished third in the 2011 points in the hardtops and, along with her season finale win, was on three podiums during the SCCA Trans-Am season.

One other tradition that AARWBA has followed as a long-standing tradition is to elect a Second Team to be honored along with the above All-America winners.

Second team:

Open Wheel — Dan Wheldon (write-in) James Hinchcliffe and Tony Kanaan (tie)

Road Racing — Tony Ave, Max Angelelli/Ricky Taylor (team)

Short Track — Levi Jones, Donny Schatz

Stock Car — Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Kevin Harvick

Drag Racing — Jason Line, Antron Brown

Touring Series — Lawson Aschenbach, Ricky Johnson

At Large — Frank Manzo, Esteban Guerrieri

This year’s forty-second edition of the All-American Team Banquet will be held Jan. 8, 2012 in the beautiful Grand Hall at the Train Station at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Indianapolis.